(AP) – Fairmont’s judge in Vermont rejected a decision to delay a decision on whether the woman who was accused of the death of the United States border deputy would face the death penalty.
In order to publicly issued on Monday, Judge Christina Reese denied a proposal from the Teresa Yonglotte, 21, accused of opening fire on the agent David Maland during the suspension of the traffic on January 20.
Youngblut, part of a group similar to worship known asZizianThat was connected toSix killings in three statesA deadline on July 28 is facing explaining why the prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, although it has not yet been charged with a crime qualified for such a penalty.
Young Plot’s lawyers asked the judge to set a new deadline on January 30, 2026, to provide reduced evidence and prohibit prosecutors to make a decision until the article is reviewed. The judge expressed concern that the government ignores its own procedures and unnecessarily rushes to the case, but he said in the end “both the process and the final shipping decision are the only privilege” for the prosecutors.
Fairmont’s deadly shooting on the opening day, just hours before President Donald Trump signed a comprehensive executive order that raises the endowment in federal executions. Public Prosecutor Bam Bondi later martyred Maland’s death in directing federal prosecutors to search for the death penalty in murder cases involved in law enforcement officers unless they find major reduced conditions.
Youngblut attorneys argue that the government has imposed a “radically insufficient” timetable for this decision. They submitted a request on Monday asking the judge to review its decision, saying that the delay will not reduce the authority of the prosecutors.
“If the court grants Yong Plot, nothing will prevent the government from proving the crimes qualified to kill or seek the death penalty in this case,” they wrote. “The government will simply be asked to do this on a slightly less accelerating timetable.”
At the time of the shooting, the authorities were watching Youngblut and her companion, Felix Pocheitte, for several days after the Fairmont hotel employee reported to see weapons and wear black tactical equipment. She is accused of shooting at border customers who pulled the car on the 91st highway. A client opened fire, killing Bokhlet and wounding Young.
The husband was among the followersJack LasotaA sexual transgender woman also known as Ziz, who has attracted her online writing about sexual plants, sexual identity and artificial intelligence, young computer scientists who have shared chaotic beliefs. The group members were linked to the death of one of them during an attack on Malik in California in 2022,The subsequent owner killedEarlier this year, and death aPennsylvania is a couplebetween.
Lasuta and two others face arms and drugs in Maryland, where they were He was arrested in Februaryand While Lasuta faces additional federal accusations of being armed.